Tire-protector.



4' PATENTED JAN. 3o, 19.06. H. WAXMAN.

Y TIRE PRTECTOR. APPLIGATION PILBDNOV. 3, 1904.

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no. er1-eea peciication of Letters -Patent.

Patented Jan. 30, 1906.`

Application and November 3,1904. solo No. 231,239.

traction elect in climbing hills. -The proi tector, being secured about the WheeLrim,`

serves also to hold the tire in place.

According to the present invention the protector is shown as composed of sections each oi which is securel independently to zo the tire and may be removed il injured and replacedby 'a fresh section. 'lhese sections are, however, joined together end to end to form a complete endless band. In the accompanying drawings, which e5 illustrate an embodiment of the invention, Figure l is a plan view of one of the sections oli the protector. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the hinge connection forthc sections, Fig. 3 is a side elevation, on a small scale, of a wheel provided withv the pro-- A tector; and Fig. 4 is an edge or plan view of same. Fig. 5 .is a cross-section of the wheelrirn, tire, andprotector.l Fig. 6` is a section taken longitudinally of the tire and protectoi y Fig. 7 is a plan of parts of two sections of the protector, taken at the main connection oi the sections.

-two sections. Fig. 9 shows the preferred 4,0 orrn of stud or rivet; and Fig. l() s ows, de-

tached, thenarrower coupling-plate Ithas been stated that the protector is herein shown as made in sections, and by preferencethere will he as many sections as e5 there are spokes in the wheel of the vehicle,

the length of the sections varying in each 'wheel according to the diameter ol the wheel.

The sections are connected'together end' to end` as the are placed on the tire. As the sections wi l all be practically alike, a detailed `description of one will suffice for all.

As represented' in Fig. 1, which shows the feuter face of the section when flattened out, ,and Figs. 5 and which are sections,- 1 is a stri or inner pl of some strong fabric-as 'I `plia le leather, or example. 2 is an inten Fig, 8 is as ection similar to Fig. i6, taken at the hinge connection between mediate strip or ly of the same stitched at 3 to the ply l-t at is, along'the margins oi the plies or strips. These strips may be, for an au-tomobile-tire, about lhree and one-half 6o to' four inches wide. Applied to the outer face of the strip 2 is an outer ply or strip 4 of similar material', but made alittle narrower than the plies 1 and 2. This outer ply 4 is studded with headed rivets 5. These rivets pass through the ply 2 also and are clenched down upon the inner face of thelattermthat is to say, the two plies 2 and 4 are connect-ed by therivets or studs 5, and thenthc plies 1 and 2 are connected hy the two rows of 7o stitches 3. At the ends where two of theI sections .como together the outer plies 4 of the sections abut end to end, Figs. 6, and 8; but by preference the plies or strips 1 and 2 will extend out, llig. l, and he beveled or 75, skivcd down, so that those,l of one section may overlap those ol' the adjacent section, as in dicated in Figs. 6 and 8.

(')ne securing means for connecting togethcr the ends ol' adjacent sections when 8o placed is illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7. A. rather thin metal plate 6 is laced seas to overlap the abutting ends o the plies 4 of the two sections, and screws 7 are passed up or outwardly through all l.the plies 1, 2, and 4 85 and through holes in the plate 6, where -they screwr into cap-nuts 8, which will by preference -correspond in size to the heads of the rivets 5.

The section is preferably secured in place 9o on the tire 'l by means of straps and buckles,4 as seen in Figs. 1,y 3, and 7. Un each side of the sectionis aperiorated strap 9 and on each side also a strap 9?, provided with a buckle, and thesestra s project, as seen in Figs. 1 95V 'and 7, obli ue y from the section, those on lthe sar'nevsi e diverging. j When the section is applied, the straps are brought about underjthe wheel-rim R and crossed in such a manner as to take about the` spoke S of the wheel at the junction of two sections of the protector P-that is to say, a pair of straps at one end ot' asection take about a spoke S and a pairof straps at therend ol' the adjacent "practically the entire length of the section. i

The `will be secured'preferably byvbeveling orl s iving down their 4broader ends and insection take about the same spoke, the strapsA m5V 15 gage said hooks.

serting them between the plies` 1 and 2, Where they are firmly held by the stitches 3; as seen in h ig,i 5. v 'f l The means ether to form an en less band; but it is preerred to connect the sections by a hinge deviceftseen in Fi s2 and 8) and then toonf) neet ,the two en s into an endless band by the plate 6 and screws 7. The hinge device referred to consists of two metal plates 1G and 11, the former providedxwith marginal hooks 12 and the other with marginal e Tes 13 to en- These plates re inserted etween the plies 2 and 4t at the respective ends of the section and are secured by screws and cap-nuts in the same manner as the plate 6.' It must be understood, however, that zo these are not the only devices bywhich the plates 10 and 11 may be secured 'to the sections` Fig. 1 shows the detachable hook-fastening at one end and at the otheror left-hand end 2 5 -the means for securing the sections together by a plate with screws and nuts.

` In Figs. 4, 6, and 7 the plate 6 is representy ed as Wide enough to receive four rows of screws 7, two rows in each section, and this isv 3o the preferred normal construction.

Fig. l0, however, shows a plate *l with but two rows of screw-holes, and the purpose of providing two such plates is this: It the user yshould find a little slaekness in his protector, he may 3 5 remove it, cut away the ends ofthe leather at the joint until the plate 6a can be applied, and substitute it for the plate 6,

Thick and rather pliable leather is preferred for the protector and steel or iron river: ets for studding it.' 'Ther outer ply or strip 4 c of the section of the protector, it will be obfor securing the sections gether which has been described may be ernployed-or connect-in .all of the sections toterial. Indeed, all four of the straps might as l 'Wellbeinone piece, and in that case they could substitute the intermediate ply 2.

Having thus described my invention, l

Iclaim f 1. A protector. for a rubber tire, made up oi' plies of strong, flexible material and provided at its ends, which are united to form an endless band, with an overlapping metal plate and securing screws and nuts, said protector being provided also with metal rivets having exposed heads, and some of the plies othe material overlapping at the joint where the ends ofthe protector are joined together.

2. A protector for a rubber tire, composed of sections, said sections each being composed of aninner ply, an outer ply, and an intermediate ply, all of tough, flexible material, the inner and intermediate plies being connected by marginal rows of stitching and the intermediate and outer plies connected by headed rivets, 'the said rivets, straps with buckles on the respective edges of the section for securing'it to the tire, and means for securing the sections together end to end when in place.

3. A protector for a rubber tire, composed of sections, one for each spoke in the Wheel, and each section having two straps at each edge near its end g said straps projecting obliquely from the section and those on the 'same side diverging.

4. A protector for a rubber tire composed of sections provided with hook-and-eye fastenings for connecting the several sections together detachably, the terminal sections having the joint between them overlapped by a.

plate secured by screws and nuts, each of said sections being made up of plies of strong flexible material and some of said plies overlap- .ping at thejoint.

ln Witness whereof I have hereunto signedl my name, this 1st day of November, 1904, in

lthe'presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRIS WAXMAN. 

